Blanket cover and holder



April 25, 1950 A. BELSKY BLANKET COVER AND HOLDER Filed July 1, 1946NVENTOR WWW? BQZSIQ W A EZRNEYS Patented Apr. 25, 1950 UNITED PATENTQFFI'QE I BLANKET'COVER madman Abraham fielsky', Brooklyn; 3N.Application: Jur r, 1946,!Seria lN0. 680; 753 retains. (01. -335)This-invention relates to detachable covers-for quilts andblankets. h

The principal object of this-invention is the provision of adetachable-cover of the character described which may be-used"inconnection with any conventional blanket or quilt without defacing theblanket or quilt or damaging it in any way, and without requiring apreadaptation of the blanket or quilt for use in connection with thecover.

It is a well known practice to cover blankets and quilts and similararticles with washable covers. This keeps the blankets and quilts inclean, sanitary condition and it is a relatively easy proposition towash the cover. A serious objection to this practice, however, lies inthe fact that no practical means has heretofore been devised for keepingthe quilt or blanket in proper position within the cover. Attempts havebeen made to anchor the blanket or quilt in place within the cover bymeans of safety pins, button and buttonhole constructions and snaps orevery character. The objection to each and all of these devices is thefact that they either damage the blanket or quilt or else require somespecial construction in the blanket or quilt to enable the cover to beused in connection therewith. Safety pins for example put holes in theblanket or quilt and in the cover as well. Button and buttonholeconstructions require that buttons be sewed into the blanket or quilt orelse that buttonholes be provided therein.

In the present construction no damage of any kind is caused to theblanket or quilt and no sp cial preparation is required to adapt theblanket or quilt to the cover.

A preferred embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawing in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a cover embodying theprinciples of the present invention, showing the means by which theblanket enclosed in said cover is held in place;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing themeans by which the blan- 'ket is held in place.

The cover I 0 herein claimed has a top sheet II and a bottom sheet l2which are sewed to each other along their respective edges as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. At the corners however and along a sizable part of oneside, these two sheets are not sewed together. This is clearly shown inFig. 1. Instead a snap construction I3 is provided at each corner, themale member being afflxed to one of said sheets and the female memhertotheother His by meansfofthese snaps that the-open corners may beclosed. The opensi'de is also provided with a snapconstruction l=3forthesame-purpose. r

each of the snap constructions is a clip member l5. This clip member isprovided with a ring l6 through which the male and female parts of thesnap construction engage each other, and it is by means of this ringthat the clips are connected to said snap constructions.

The precise construction of clip I5 is not very important, but apreferred form would be relatively fiat as is the clip shown in Fig. 3.It would not be desirable to have a bulky clip in a blanket cover. Thepreferred clip I5 is provided with a pair of jaws l8 and I9 respectivelywhich are adapted to grip between them a blanket or quilt 20. It will beseen in Fig. 1 that the blanket or quilt is held by means of these clipsat all four corners and at the open side as well. It is through thisopen side that the blanket or quilt is inserted into the cover. Toremove the cover from the blanket or quilt, the clips are opened and thecover disengaged from the blanket or quilt which may, therefore, bewithdrawn through the open side of the cover.

It will be appreciated that What has above been described is but apreferred embodiment of the invention and that changes may beincorporated therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.Other means than snaps for example may be used to anchor clips to thecover, and clips other than the one shown, may be used to hold a blanketor quilt in place. A clip which is adapted to engage blankets and quiltsof different thicknesses is preferred.

I claim:

1. A blanket and quilt cover comprising top and bottom sheets adapted tohold a blanket or quilt between them, said sheets being fastened to eachother at their respective sides, openings between said sheets at theircorners and along part of one side, said side opening allowing theblanket or quilt to be inserted or to be removed therethrough, and aplurality of clips detachably fastened to said top and bottom sheetsarranged one at each corner and one at said side opening for engagingand holding the blanket or quilt.

2. A blanket and quilt cover comprising top and bottom sheets sewed toeach other at the sides, openings being left between said sheets at thecorners and along part of one side, snap fasteners aflixed to saidsheets one at each of said corners and one at said side opening and apluseen that detachably connected to rality of clips connected to saidsnap fasteners for engaging and holding the edges oi the blanket orquilt.

3. A blanket and quilt cover comprising top and bottom sheets fastenedto each other at the sides, openings between said sheets at theircorners and along part of one side, snap fasteners connected to said topand bottom sheets one at each of said corners and one at said sideopening, the male members of said side fasteners connected to one ofsaid sheets and the female members to the other of said sheets, and aplurality of clips detachably engaged by said snap fasteners, the malemembers thereof engaging the female members thereof through said clips,said clips being for engaging the edges of the blanket or quilt to holdsaid blanket or quilt in place in said cover.

4. A blanket and quilt cover comprising top and bottom sheets connectedto each other at their sides,'openings between said sheets at theircorners and along a part of one of the sides, snap fasteners attached tosaid sheets one at each of their said corners and one at said sideopening and a plurality of clips having rings attached Number thereto,said rings detachably connected between said sheets to said snapfasteners, the snap fasteners extending through said rings, said clipsbeing for engaging and holding the blanket or quilt.

ABRAHAM BELSKY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 804,905 Weaver Nov. 21, 1905 847,046DeLaughter Mar. 12, 1907 885,026 Dodge Apr. 21, 1908 1,143,580 FullerJune 15, 1915 1,245,244 Lavezzi Nov. 6, 1917 1,833,298 Oakey Nov. 24,1931 2,183,360 Sussman Dec. 12, 1939 2,210,210 Kisilew Aug. 6, 1940FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 473,445 Great Britain Oct. 13, 1937

